Nuclear Weapons 193 - Dirty Bombs are Possible but May Not Be Probable
I have often mentioned "dirty bombs" in my blog posts. In a dirty bomb, radioactive materials are packed around a core of conventional explosives.
Geiger Readings for Mar 03, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 88 nanosieverts per hour
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cancelled Needed Nuclear Plant Health Risk Study in 2015
There is widespread public distrust of nuclear power. Major accidents such as Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima have frightened the public. Radiation is invisible and health problems from radiation exposure can take decades to develop. Governments have been reluctant to share real information about the public dangers of nuclear power for political and economic reasons.
Geiger Readings for Mar 02, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 192 - Old Helicopters Cannot Protect U.S. Nuclear Missile Bases
Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming are the primary locations of U.S. nuclear ICBMs.
Geiger Readings for Mar 01, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 150 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 170 - Another Truck with Radioactive Waste Is Stolen in Mexico
I have often blogged about radioactive waste but it is usually about spent nuclear fuel, uranium mining and refining or weapons. Radioactive isotopes are also used for a lot of medical and industrial purposes and there is a lot of waste generated when the equipment and materials are retired.